Copyright – The major issue of the moment
The Books for All Project
Copyright is the main issue with regard to supporting text impaired youngsters.
There is no point in rehearsing the whole issue here. It is well covered by the site http://www.books4all.org.uk/
This site is maintained by the CALL Centre, Edinburgh University.
If you are producing alternative format books for any pupil you need to state the copyright position near the start of this alternative version.
Here’s what I write;
“This electronic copy of the original work has been made under the exemption in the Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Act 2002.
This applies to people;
- who are visually impaired
- who are unable, through physical disability, to hold or manipulate a book
-who have a physical difficulty focusing or tracking.
Except as permitted by law, it may not be further copied, nor may it be
supplied to any other person, without permission.”
